Release Preview – 2018

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Preview of Upcoming Enhancements

Disclaimer: For your convenience, this page provides a preview of new features and enhancements currently planned for future release. Note that these are planned updates and may be subject to change. For a complete summary of changes, please refer to the full release notes document that is available after each release. Additionally, note that the implementation of any enhancements may be impacted by a CAS's launch cycle(s) and may require coordination with the CAS’s respective Account Manager.

To view the list of upcoming enhancements, review the Release Preview - 2019.

Deployed Enhancements

The following table includes a running list of features and enhancements that have been deployed.

Product	Feature/ Enhancement	Sprint	Availability	Details
Applicant Portal	Early Application Access	Deployed in Sprint 7	This enhancement is available to all CASs operating on the 3.X platform beginning with your next cycle.	This configurable option allows applicants to complete their applications before the CAS begins accepting applications. This provides applicants with additional lead time so they don't have to rush to complete and submit. Once the CAS begins accepting applications, applicants can submit their completed applications.
Applicant Portal	HRSA Configurability	Deployed in Sprint 7	This enhancement is available as an option to all CASs operating on the 3.X platform beginning with your next cycle.	This enhancement gives each CAS the ability to remove certain HRSA options for applicants to select.
Applicant Portal	Flexibility on Sex/Gender Block	Deployed in Sprint 7	This enhancement is available as an option to all CASs operating on the 3.X platform beginning with your next cycle.	To present the Gender/Sex question in a more inclusive manner, the label for it is now configurable by CAS.
Applicant Portal	Early Decision Enhancements	Deployed in Spring	Applicable only to PharmCAS and PTCAS, but this enhancement is available to all CASs operating on the 3.X platform beginning with your next cycle.	With new designs and workflow, this feature improves the applicant experience when applying for Early Decision.
Applicant Portal	The Red Badge Near "Submit Application" Appears Only When Application is Ready to Submit	Deployed in Sprint 10	This enhancement is available to all CASs immediately.	Previously, a red badge appeared in the "Submit Application" tab even before an application is ready to be submitted. With this enhancement, applicants only see this badge when they have complete designation(s) ready to submit.
Applicant Portal	SlideRoom Integration	Deployed in Sprint 17	This enhancement is available to all CASs operating on the 3.X platform beginning with your next cycle.	CAS 3.X is integrated with SlideRoom via the Program Materials section of the application. Schools who utilize SlideRoom to collect supplemental application materials are able to link their programs from CAS to SlideRoom.
Applicant Portal	Improved Program Search Page	Deployed in Sprint 18	This enhancement is a configurable option for CASs that are: Currently operating on the 3.X platform Not Using Program Rules	To improve the program search and selection experience, the Add Program page allows applicants to filter programs using real-time search keywords with selectable filters, and also have a new interface that is easier to navigate.
Applicant Portal	Invitation Codes Compatibility in New Add Program Page and Search Feature	Deployed in Sprint 24	This enhancement is available to CASs using the new Add Program Page and Search Feature.	This enhancement allows programs who are participating in a CAS using the new Add Program Page and Search Feature the ability to distribute invitation codes to applicants for individual deadline extensions.
Applicant Portal	Visa Information Editable After Application Submission	Deployed in Sprints 25 & 26	This enhancement is available to all CASs immediately upon release.	Previously, applicants couldn't edit their visa information after they submitted their application. This enhancement allows applicants to change this section after submission.
Applicant Portal	Updates to Instructions and FAQs	Deployed in Sprints 25 & 26	This enhancement is available to all CASs immediately upon release.	Over the past few application cycles, Liaison's Training & Knowledge team has been actively working to improve the former CAS Instructions and FAQs content. In order to reflect these updates, we are renaming the Instructions and FAQs links in all CAS applications to Help Center, which better reflects the myriad of resources we provide applicants, including help content, FAQs, videos, and linked resources from other applicable sites.
Configuration Portal	Updated Configuration Portal Interface	Deployed in Sprint 5	This enhancement is available to all CASs immediately.	The Configuration Portal has an updated design, including an easier navigation and increased adherence to 508 Compliance standards.
Configuration Portal	Reorder Questions and Question Blocks	Deployed in Sprint 5	This enhancement is available to all CASs immediately.	Users are able to reorder questions entered in the Program Editor section by dragging and dropping. Questions can be reordered within and across question blocks, and question blocks can be reordered as well.
Configuration Portal	Conditional Questions & Dynamic Answer Lists	Deployed in Spring	This enhancement is available to all CASs beginning with your next cycle.	After a user has configured Custom Questions in the Configuration Portal, a new interface allows that user to add conditional questions and/or paired logic to those Custom Questions.
Configuration Portal	Upload Answer Values for Multiple Choice Questions through the Configuration Portal	Deployed in Sprint 10	This enhancement is available to all CASs beginning with your next cycle.	To reduce the amount of manual work required when creating custom questions, this enhancement gives Configuration Portal users the ability to upload Answer Values and Export Codes for multiple choice questions.
Configuration Portal	Multiple Choice Value Reordering	Deployed in Sprint 17	This enhancement is available to all CASs immediately upon release.	Users have the ability to reorder the choice (answer) values for Multiple Choice question types by either a drag-and-drop method or an automatic A-Z sort.
Configuration Portal	Choice Value Expiration Date	Deployed in Sprint 21	This enhancement is available to all CASs immediately upon release.	Users are able to input an expiration date for the choice (answer) values for Multiple Choice question types. Any choices that have an expiration date are automatically be hidden upon that date. Applicants who selected that choice still have their option saved, but applicants who haven't yet selected their choice are not be able to select the expired one(s).
Letters by Liaison	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Question	Deployed in Sprint 15	This enhancement is available to all CASs immediately.	The GDPR question explains the information we collect from evaluators and how we use their information. This question is included in all new and existing evaluator accounts.
Letters by Liaison	Evaluators Able to Copy Evaluations for Multiple Evaluation Requests	Deployed in Sprints 25 & 26	This enhancement is for CASs that use program-level evaluations with configurable evaluation types.	When evaluators complete program-level evaluations for an applicant, they can choose if their evaluation is reused for the same applicant for other program-level evaluation requests.
WebAdMIT & Configuration Portal	Codes Created in the Questions Section of the Configuration Portal Are Now Available in WebAdMIT	Deployed in Sprint 10	This enhancement is available to all CASs immediately, but is dependent on codes being established in the Configuration Portal.	Configuration Portal users have the ability to establish codes to pair with the answers to multiple choice Program Questions. This enhancement allows those codes to appear in WebAdMIT.
WebAdMIT	Spell-Check Allowed When Creating Emails	Deployed in Sprint 6	This enhancement is available to all CASs immediately.	When creating Email Templates or sending emails, the spell-check function from users' browsers is now enabled in WebAdMIT.
WebAdMIT	WebAdMIT Now Includes Official NBDE Scores	Deployed in Sprint 8	This enhancement applies to CASs on the 3.X platform that are currently using Official NBDE scores.	WebAdMIT now includes the Official NBDE scores received by Liaison.
WebAdMIT	New "Applicant's Designation Last Exported" Field	Deployed in Sprint 9	This enhancement is available to all CASs choosing to use it.	This enhancement adds a designation scoped date/time field that indicates when the last time the applicant was exported. The field is set when an applicant is exported, if the export is configured to do so. It displays on each applicant's Designation panel, and is available in the List Manager and Export Manager. Users also have the ability to clear the field individually or in a batch action.
WebAdMIT	Users and Work Groups Are Now Included in Settings Transfer	Deployed in Sprint 11	This is enhancement is available to all CASs immediately.	This enhancement includes Admissions Users and Work Groups along with the Settings Transfer. Note that users who have already been created in the new cycle are not transferred from the previous cycle.
WebAdMIT	WebAdMIT Users Can Release Early Decision Applicants to Regular Pool Overnight	Deployed in Sprint 12	This enhancement is available to PTCAS and PharmCAS immediately upon release.	Previously, during the first phase of Early Decision for PTCAS and PharmCAS, applicants removed from Early Decision back into the regular pool were not released until after the Verdict Date. With this enhancement, applicable applicants are released on a nightly basis. This applies to any applicants removed from the Early Decision Decision Code, and assigned to a Decision Code that previously would have released them on the Verdict Date.
WebAdMIT	New Workflow for Batch Local Status Changes	Deployed in Sprint 12	This enhancement is available to all CASs immediately upon release.	This enhancement adjusts the workflow when changing Local Statuses in batch, making it a two-step process. Prior to selecting the desired Local Status, users are now asked to select which designation(s) they'd like this change to impact. This selection then limits the new Local Status options, based on what Local Statuses are compatible with the desired designations. Previously, users selected the designation(s) at the same time as selecting the new Local Status, which could lead to some applicants' statuses not being changed due to their designation not being eligible for the new Local Status.
WebAdMIT	Updated Workflow for Batch Local Status Changes	Deployed in Sprint 13	This enhancement is available to all CASs immediately upon release.	This enhancement updates the workflow when changing Local Statuses in batch, making it a three-step process. Prior to selecting the desired Local Status, users are asked to select the designation(s) they'd like this change to impact. This selection then limits the new Local Status options, based on what Local Statuses are compatible with the desired designations. Then users are asked to confirm the changes.
WebAdMIT	New Decision Code History Sub-panel	Deployed in Sprint 16	This enhancement is available to all CASs choosing to use it.	The History panel now includes a Decision Code sub-panel, which lists all the Decision Codes an applicant has been placed in.
WebAdMIT	SlideRoom Integration	Deployed in Sprint 18	This enhancement is available to all CASs choosing to use it.	A new SlideRoom panel is available in WebAdMIT, giving users the ability to access a direct link to SlideRoom and review an applicant's SlideRoom application. Additional details, including status and completion date, are listed in this new panel. This data is also available in the List Manager and Export Manager.
WebAdMIT	Admissions-Uploaded Document File Size Increase	Deployed in Sprint 23	This enhancement is available to all CASs immediately upon release.	Currently, admissions users can only upload documents with a maximum file size of 5MB. This enhancement increases the maximum file size to 15MB.
WebAdMIT	Email Attachments	Deployed in Sprints 25 & 26	This enhancement is available to all CASs immediately upon release.	This enhancement gives admissions users the ability to upload documents in WebAdMIT and attach them to emails and email templates.